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By Brittin P BRONZE
Glen Ellyn, Illinois

I arrived at the emergency room. I didn’t think that I needed to go, but my mom thought otherwise. As I walked in, I smelled the antiseptic killing all of the germs. The lights ref...
Brittin P BRONZE, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
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#1212 Nonfiction
By StellaPrema GOLD
Petaluma, California
StellaPrema GOLD, Petaluma, California
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Favorite Quote:
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -Mahatma Gandhi

#1213 Nonfiction
By 22al03 BRONZE
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
22al03 BRONZE, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
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By Anonymous
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#1216 Nonfiction
By CheshireGato BRONZE
Bridgewater, South Dakota
CheshireGato BRONZE, Bridgewater, South Dakota
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
It's okay to not be okay, my dear. This is not Wonderland.

#1217 Nonfiction
By Anonymous
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By Kingston BRONZE
Cottage Grove, Minnesota
Kingston BRONZE, Cottage Grove, Minnesota
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#1220 Nonfiction
By SophiaCross SILVER
Plattsburgh, New York
SophiaCross SILVER, Plattsburgh, New York
7 articles 3 photos 89 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love, to be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and vulgar disparity of the life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”